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1 relative
['relətiv]noun (a member of one's family; a relation: All his relatives attended the funeral.) radinieks* * *radinieks, radiniece; relatīvs; attieksmes -
2 relative pronoun
attieksmes vietniekvārds -
3 whatever
relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) kāds vien; cik vien* * *jebkurš, vienalga kāds; lai kas, viss kas -
4 whichever
relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) jebkurš; tas, kurš2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) vienalga, kurš* * *lai kurš, kurš -
5 whereby
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6 wherever
1) (no matter where: I'll follow you wherever you may go; Wherever he is he will be thinking of you.) kur vien2) ((to or in) any place that: Go wherever he tells you to go.) kur vien* * *lai kur, lai kurp, kurp; kur; kur vien -
7 whoever
relative pronoun (any person or people that: Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.) jebkurš, kas* * *kas vien, lai kuri, lai kas -
8 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) []stāstīt2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) attiekties uz; būt saistītam ar3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) saprasties, satikt (ar kādu)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relatīvs; salīdzinošs2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) attieksmes vietniekvārds; apzīmētāja palīgteikums•* * *atstāstīt, stāstīt; attiecināt, saistīt; attiekties; satikt, saprasties -
9 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kurš2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) (tas) kurš3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kas; kurš- which is which? - which is which* * *kāds, kurš; kas, kurš, kāds -
10 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) kas2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) (tas) kurš2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) kas•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) (ja) kāds; vienalga, kurš2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) kas tad•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) kuru; kuram2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) kuru; kuram•* * *kuri, kurš, kas; ar kuriem, ar kuru, ko, kurus, kuru, ar ko -
11 whose
[hu:z] 1. adjective, pronoun(belonging to which person(?): Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.) kā; kura2. relative adjective, relative pronoun(of whom or which (the): Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?) kura* * *kura, kuru, kā -
12 clause
[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) teikums (kā salikta teikuma daļa)2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) pants (līguma u. tml.)* * *klauzula, pants; teikums -
13 parricide
1) (the murder of a parent or near relative.) tēva/mātes/tuva radinieka slepkavība2) (a person who does such a murder.) tēva/mātes/tuva radinieka slepkava* * *tēva slepkava; tēva slepkavība; dzimtenes nodevējs; dzimtenes nodevība -
14 rate of exchange
(the relative values of the currencies of two or more countries: I want to change some dollars into francs - what is the rate of exchange?) valūtas (maiņas) kurss* * *valūtas kurss -
15 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) tas; tā2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) tas3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) kas; kurš4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) ka2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) lai; kaut5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tik- that's that* * *tik; jāatzīst, ka; lai; tas, tā ; kurš, kas -
16 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) kāpēc; kādēļ2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) kādēļ* * *iemesls, pamats; kādēļ, kāpēc; nu -
17 whither
['wiðə]relative pronoun, adverb(to which place(?).) kurp
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